A good day in Iraq on Thursday as the United States handed over control of the Green Zone and Saddam Hussein's palace to Iraqi authorities. January 1st will be a marked holiday on Iraqi calenders and known as Sovereignty Day. The Green zone and the palace are important symbols to the Iraqi people and shows that Iraq has now moved to handling its own security
Along with this British forces handed over control of Basra airport to Iraqi officials. The British are expected to leave Iraq towards the end of July. Presently in Iraq the murder rate is less than in most cities around the world.
In all this gloom and doom around the world we can be proud of what we have done. The Iraqi people if all goes well will be able to choose their own destiny. No longer will they have to live in fear of being tortured or murdered for speaking out. Most of all the fully independent media will serve to keep people in check. There will be more chaos in Iraq, but in the long run we have saved a generation.
